 Hello everyone, this is Amit Dan of amitdan.com You are watching one of my Egypt Travel videos and today I am taking you to the Fort Quidbe Castle also known as Quidbe Sideril in Egypt, Alexandria The Sideril of Quidbe in Alexandria sits on the northern tip of Faroes Island on the Mediterranean Sea coast and was built in 1477 AD by Sultan Quidbe The purpose of this fort was to defend Alexandria from the Ottoman Empire but it didn't work out when the Ottomans took over Egypt in 1512 The fortress was heavily bombarded and damaged by the British fleet in 1882 and later constructed in the early 19th century by Muhammad Ali Pasha, the father of modern Egypt The Sideril of Quidbe was erected on the exact location of the famous lighthouse of Alexandria One of the seven wonders of the ancient world The Sideril was built with a stone salvage from the lighthouse The Sideril has three floors, there is a huge mosque on the first floor The second floor has an octagon of corridor and halls and the third floor was where the king used to sit I found that the second floor looked like a maze with lots of cubbyholes like mini tunnels for the guards to watch the sea outside the approaching enemy ships It was easy to get lost looking for exits but my guide was there to maneuver us through the castle At present the Sideril is a popular tourist spot and also has a small naval museum I noticed lots of couples also enjoying the solitude of the Mediterranean Sea away from the cities, hustle and bustle Another thing I noticed was that young Egyptians like to take pictures with tourists especially if you're a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes One of my blonde tourmates had been getting stopped for pictures every minute Eventually she just couldn't keep it up and had to refuse to strike a pose Thank you for watching this video, there will be more videos coming up so I'll see you shortly Thank you